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In Reply to: RE: I've never heard Magico's sound good posted by Sordidman on June 17, 2015 at 09:09:36
well, you open up an interesting discussion.
Magico's may not be overpriced based on parts and build, but don't you buy speakers based on sonics?
Alon Wolf called his competitors "furniture makers". Are his buyer paying for expensive columns filled with exotic parts and dazzling engineering or for the ability to enjoy music?
Also, getting back to my original point, between Valin and Frtiz, why does Magico even need a sales staff?
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Of course you're right, the most important "value" element is performance. I brought that (likely secondary point) as cost to build is too often overlooked.
Yeah, - with all of the hype surrounding this speaker, and reviews that I find questionable, I would agree that they wouldn't need a sales team.
"Asylums with doors open wide,
Where people had paid to see inside,
For entertainment they watch his body twist
Behind his eyes he says, 'I still exist.'"
I have nothing against Magico, just to be clear to anyone. I think it is a valid product.
I just think using impressive technical details, Mundorf capacitors, and exotic driver material as a selling point is where the industry has gone wrong.
And this tunnel visioned drive to tame resonance has led them down a path...never heard a musical instrument or human that did not resonate.
I think Wilson has one thing right, and that is they do very much take room interaction into consideration, hence the adjustable tweeter position and their room placement techniques.
FWIW,
I agree completely..........
My opinion on the Wilson's are that they have a very innovative cabinet design, and they have a "house sound" that is "right" for certain folks. I think that they also have an optimized setup design that deals well with room interactions.
IMO though, (and I have/had a "live" room), they work best in "live" rooms that are large. My take is that their cabinets are "over-damped."
A speaker that can sound excellent in a large, "live," open room with wood floors, driven by super high current amps.
"Asylums with doors open wide,
Where people had paid to see inside,
For entertainment they watch his body twist
Behind his eyes he says, 'I still exist.'"
Well summed up.
Ultimately, NOT being a speaker designer, my gut tells me that "inert" cabinets and this ill advised pursuit is trying to banish those evil resonances, you make the room a far, far bigger factor than it ever should be.
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